Coordinates: 57°46′18″N 26°01′11″E / 57.77167°N 26.01972°E / 57.77167; 26.01972

Walk, Livonia

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Walk was the historical German name for the town that is since 1920 divided into Valga in Estonia and Valka in Latvia.[1] After 1419 it was the seat of the Landtag of the Livonian Confederation.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic composition 1897
Ethnicity 1897[3]
amount %
Latvians 4453 40.8
Estonians 3594 32.9
Russians[a] 1214 11.1
Germans 1145 10.5
Jews 303 2.77
Poles 197 1.80
other 16 0.15
Total 10922 100
Religious composition 1897
Religion 1897[3]
amount %
Protestants[b] 7862 72.0
Eastern Orthodox 2403 22.0
Orthodox Old Believers 53 0.49
Roman Catholic 222 2.03
Jewish[c] 380 3.48
Muslims 1 0.001
Other Christian denominations[d] 1 0.001
Other non-Christian denominations 0 0
Total 10922 100
  1. ^ Including Ukrainians and Belarusians
  2. ^ Excluding Anglicans
  3. ^ Including Karaites
  4. ^ Including Anglicans

See also

References

  1. ^ "History". Visit Valga Valka. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Valga. Valka" (PDF). visitvalgavalka.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b ПЕРВАЯ ВСЕОБЩАЯ ПЕРЕПИСЬ НАСЕЛЕНІЯ. РОССІЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРІИ 1897 г. XXІ. ЛИФЛЯНДСКАЯ ГУБЕРНІЯ [First General Population Census. Russian Empire, year 1897. XXI. Livonian Governorate.] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Central Statistical Committee of the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Empire. 1905. pp. 2–3 (28).

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